KBBO (AM) explained

KBBO
City:Yakima, Washington
Area:Yakima, Washington
Branding:1390 AM 104.5 FM The Fan
Frequency:1390 kHz
Translator:
Repeater:99.7-4 KHHK-HD4
Airdate:1947 (as KYAK)
Format:Sports
Power:5,000 watts day
390 watts night
Class:B
Facility Id:49875
Coordinates:46.5714°N -120.4542°W
Former Callsigns:KYAK (1947–1957)
KLOQ (1957–1963)
KBBO (1963–2004)
KJOX (2004–2012)
KTCR (2012–2013)
Affiliations:Fox Sports Radio
Owner:Stephens Media Group
Licensee:SMG-Yakima, LLC
Sister Stations:KHHK, KRSE, KXDD, KARY, KTCR
Website:thefanyakima.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KBBO (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to Yakima, Washington, United States; the station serves the Yakima area. It carries a sports talk format. The station is currently owned by Stephens Media Group.

History

With a power of 250 watts, the station signed on the air in 1947 as KYAK at 1400 kHz. To increase power to 1000 watts day and 500 at night, the station reduced its frequency to 1390 kHz. In 1957, adopting a rock n' roll format and under the ownership of Warren Durham and Bill Shela, the station changed its call letters from KYAK to KLOQ.

In 1963, KLOQ was sold and the call letters were changed to KBBO A religious format was adopted.

In 2012, after New Northwest Broadcasters went into receivership, its stations in Washington were sold to James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.[1]

On August 29, 2013, KBBO and its talk format moved from 980 AM to 1390 AM, swapping frequencies with classic country-formatted KTCR.

On February 25, 2015, KBBO changed their format to sports, branded as "1390 The Fan".[2]

On September 23, 2015, AllAccess.com reported that Ingstad has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow the station to go silent due to "transmitter failure."[3]

In April 2018, Ingstad Radio sold 14 of its stations in Yakima and the Tri-Cities to Stephens Media Group.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Radio Yakima owner committed to 'local, local, local'. Hoang . Mai. Yakima Herald-Republic. en. 2019-09-04.
  2. Web site: Ingstad Brings KIRO Programming To Yakima. Eric Jon Magnuson. says.
  3. Web site: Sold: Michigan FM, Two Utah Translators.
  4. Web site: Stephens Media Group Buys 14 Ingstad Yakima, Tri-Cities Stations. All Access. en. 2019-09-04.